Recent content by jimborock

I have a Tikka .243 caliber. I recently purchased a Hornady OAL gauge and bullet comparator. I used them today on my .243. It seems that when the bullet is set to touch the lands, the OAL is about .07 longer than if the bullet was seated so the mouth was in the cannelure. I use almost no...

Manufacturers of ammunition are affected by the cost of materials, just as you are. Manufacturers have an inventory of ammunition that was produced from, previously, cheaper materials. As soon as they sell this inventory off, they will have to pass on the newly increased cost to consumers. I...

I was checking the prices of bullets today from Midway and Cabellas. I was amazed how much the prices of bullets had gone up in less than two months. Although they hadn't quite doubled it was pretty close to it. I know that competition from China for raw materials had been driving them...

I was resizing some 44 special casings today that I had previously tumbled in corn cob media. I noticed that the die was offering much more resistance than usual. Upon inspecting the resized cases, I saw that there were scratches the entire length of the case, all around the case about 1/32 of...